Malcolm Bivens Confirms He Turned Down Contract Offer Before WWE Release

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Stokely Hathaway, formerly Malcolm Bivens, addressed reports and rumors surrounding his WWE release during his comedy show.

Hathaway has shared a video from the show on Twitter, in which he confirmed that he did turn down a contract offer before he was ultimately let go.

Noting that he wasn’t informed of any plans about being paired with Omos, as was previously reported, Hathaway noted that he just wasn’t happy at WWE.

Stating that he’s done with wrestling for now, Hathaway said:

So a lot of people wanna know, Malcolm, what happened? What happened? And you know what they say, there’s three sides to a story. There’s your side, there’s the truth and there’s their side. So, I just gotta be real, I have to, uh, I hate to say it. I have to ‘control my narrative’. Hey, hey, hey! Don’t boo, I’m unemployed. You can’t boo them, all right? I get a pass, I get a pass today. Sh*t. All right, so here’s the truth: There’s a lot of rumors, a lot of speculation.

“Was I offered a contract in February? Yes. Did I say no to said contract? Yes. Was I offered to be with Omos? No. No one said a word to me about managing Omos. Was I told about the main roster? Yes, and people, they think I’m crazy. Like, ‘Malcolm, you threw away millions potentially, you walked away.’ Yeah, I did, because I didn’t wanna do it anymore and unfortunately, I wasn’t happy. At [NXT] Stand & Deliver, I had a conversation with the head writer and I told him so and then two weeks in a row, I said the same thing, ‘I don’t think this was for me’ and that’s okay because your happiness is not dictated by what people say you should do.

“Happiness is dictated by what you think you should do because there’s a difference, right? And you know, it’s been an interesting few days, I’ll put it to you that way.

“Shoutout to Brutus (Creed), shoutout to Julius, Ivy (Nile), I’m gonna miss them. I love them like they’re all my kids but sometimes in life you have to move on, you know? And people ask me or they have been asking me, you know, ‘Malcolm, is this it for you? Is this it as far as professional wrestling goes?’ And for now, I have to say yes, have to say yes but, will I come back? Maybe, maybe. Maybe for the right price.

You can watch the clip below:

Hear it from me. pic.twitter.com/y1MdJoXUW3

— Big Stoke (@StokelyHathaway) May 6, 2022

It has been reported that Hathaway’s WWE release came as a surprise to much of the NXT locker room.

20 performers have been let go by WWE so far this year. You can check out the full list of WWE releases in 2022 right here.

Transcription via POST Wrestling. 

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